Road Cycling - Time off means a higher heart rate...

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cannondale
07-11-02, 03:45 PM
I just came back from 9 days on vacation. Didn't even get on a bike so I'm well rested and out of shape (again). The interesting thing was my heart rate is way high (again). I normally commute at around 140-150s heart rate. But today my heart rate was way up there in the upper 160s to 180s! I didn't feel bad but why would my heart have to work that hard? Did I lose all that aerobic conditioning?

Cannondale

JRA
07-11-02, 06:40 PM
Originally posted by cannondale
Did I lose all that aerobic conditioning? Yes and no. ;)

Most of it is not permanently lost. If the layoff was only 9 days, you should be able to regain nearly the condition you had before fairly quickly. You begin to lose aerobic condition after 36 hours. A 9 day layoff would definately mean a higher heart rate the first time you ride.